Dessert Recipes

The neighborhood bake sale was in less than two hours and, honestly, I hadn’t even started baking. Everyone else was bringing these elaborate layered cakes … Read more

There used to be this tiny bakery tucked away on a quiet corner of Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill neighborhood that made the most unforgettable chocolate chip … Read more

“The power went out halfway through Sunday brunch,” my neighbor confessed as I stepped in, drawn by the unmistakable chocolate aroma before the door even … Read more

It was exactly 11:17 PM on a quiet Wednesday, and a serious apricot craving hit me like a freight train. I didn’t have the usual … Read more

My friend Jake had refused to eat any kind of pound cake for years. Seriously, he declared it dry, boring, and hopelessly old-fashioned—like something only … Read more

Last Tuesday, my neighbor watched me fumble with my pie dough, trying to get it just right without overworking it. She didn’t say much at … Read more

It was exactly 11:37 PM on an unusually quiet Wednesday, and a serious chocolate craving hit me like a freight train. The kitchen was dimly … Read more

Introduction The other day, I was unpacking groceries when the faint but unmistakable scent of cocoa mixed with wet earth hit me — and suddenly … Read more

The community bake sale was in less than two hours and I had absolutely nothing ready. Everyone else seemed to be planning for days—fancy cakes, … Read more

There used to be a tiny lakeside café in Vermont called Lakeside Sweets that made the most unforgettable no-bake berry cheesecake bars. When that place … Read more